Mattress.



P. KLIMOWGZ n J. S. WORZALLA.

MATTRESS.

APPLIOATIUN FILED Nov. 9, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WIM/8858 nur, nnruowicz .um :om: s. wcazamia, orsrnnansrorm, wisconsin:

MATTRESS.

Speeioation of Letters Iatent.

Patented July-26,1910.

Application led November 9, 1909. Serial lio. 527,020.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PAUL KLIMowicz and JOHN S. WORZALLA, citizens of the United States, 'and' residents ofStevens Point, in the county of Portage and-Stateof Wisconsin, have invented a new 'and Improved Mattress, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention is an-improvementin mattresses of the character dlsclosed in Letters Patent Number 929,449, granted to us July 27, 1909, wherein the head portion vof the mattress is provided with padded grooves or depressions to receive the shoulders, causing them to be thrown back and permitting the chest to fully expand in the act of breathing', at the same time distributing the,Y

- weight of the body on the' mattress"w ith more uniformity than ispossible with mattressesas ordinarily constructed.

The present invention contemplates a mattress of the same general character, in which a groove is provided to'receive the shoulders, arms, etc., with the groove filled with one or more removable cushions havin affllling relatively softer than the filling o the mattress, each cushion being constructed of two sections spaced apart and connected together by an intermediate pad, the same affording a lateral support to the shoulder when the sleeper lieson his or her side, or a support for the neck when lying on the back,"v the pad preferably seating on an elastic web bridging a contracted portion of the groove.

Reference isto be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. f

Figure 1 is a plan of a mattress constructed in accordance with our invention,

showing one of the `cushions in place in the `groove and the other removed; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the mattress on the line 2 2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the mattress on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is an inverted planof one of the cushions, and Fig. 5 is a side viewfof the same.

We have shown the mattress embodying our invention as constructed for a double bed and. made of two sections 5 and 6 respectively, the sections being detachably connected together by straps 7 and loo s 8, the loops S'being secured to the end o one 'head section 5 of the mattress is being also fille Section of the mttrss alli/the straIJs/frenchyf permanenti fixed at one eld to the opposite section of t e mattress and arranged to pass through therloop, with the opposite end provided with asnap button 9 for securing it 60 on or adjacent to the under side ofone 0f,- the mattress sections. The head portion or` rovided with a groove 10 4extending crosswlse thereof, with the ends of the groove expanded in '65 Y width; and if the mattress be constructed' fora double bed theintermediate portion of the roove is also similarly expanded, .as clear y shown in Fig. 1, forming the groove with two intermediate portions of contracted width, each of which is bridgedfov by a V number of elastic tapes T1", with the ends of i `the tapes detachably connected by buttons or otherjdevices to tabs 12, attached tol the upper face of the mattress. 'llhge walls of 75 the groove at each sidelof the contracted 'portlons present ap roximately semi-circular projections 13, t e outer of which proivides a support for the pillow, and the inner serving to support either side or back of a 8d sleeping person, depending on .his or her position.

Fitting vwithin each half length of the groove and conforming to the shape thereof is a removable cushion 14 constructed of two 85 lsections 14a `and 14, spaced apart and connected together, as shown in Fig. 3, by an intermediate pad 14, the sections of thel cushion being arranged to seat in the e po- -site expanded portions of the groove an the pad to seat and be principallysupported on the elastic tapes A11. rlhe top ofthe pad is continuous and unbroken with the tops of the cushion sections, with the pad of a width to overlap the portion of the mattress imme- '95 diately at each side ofthe contracted portion of the groove 10 and cover the tapes 11.- The sections'l4a and 14b of the cushions arey filled with a relatively softer material than the filling of the mattress, such, for example, as goose-down, so that they will readily slnk under the wei ht ofthe body, the ad 14 d with the same or sinn ar material but stuffed slightly tighter than the cushion sections. When a person is sleeping on'the side, the shoulder is laterally supported by the pad, thus distributing the weight of this portion of the body over a larger area and placin less stress on the side of' the body below t e armpit. The center pad also serves to support the neck when the per l son is sleeping on the back, in which case the shoulders sink into the groove of the cushion sections, throwing the shoulders back and allowing the chest to have its full expansion. With the body in this position the inner portions of the expanded parts of the groove receive the elbows, and the outer portions receive theY ffmearinsvhei thearms are thrown back from the elbow joint. By reason of the detachable applicatiolrgfthe web` at the contracted portions of the groove, the tamisr may be readily renewed when desired.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: v

l. A mattress having a groovein its upper face near the head arranged to receive tlreshoulders, and a removable cushion arranged in the groove, having a filling of a relatively softer material than the filling of the mattress into which the shoulders are -*\adapted to sink below the adjoining portion conforming to the groove, having an intermediate pad seating on the elastic support.

4. A mattress having a groove in lts upper portion, arranged near the head, provided With an intermediate portion of contracted width, a web bridging the contracted portion of the groove, and a cushion relatively softer than the mattress, removably arranged inv the groove, composed of two sections spaced apart, with an intermediate connecting pad arranged to seat on and be 'supportedfbysthe web.

5. A mattress having a groove in its upper portion arranged near the head and extending transversely thereof, and cushions relatively softer than the mattress removably arranged within the grooves, cach cushion having an intermediate portion ol" contracted width.

A mattress having a groove in its upper portion arranged near the head, a enshion relatively softer than the mattress removably arranged within and fitting the groove and composed of two sections spaced apart, with an intermediate connecting pad, and` an 'elastic support for the pad.

In testimony whereof we have signed oni' names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL KLIMOWIGZ. JOHN S. WOR-ZALLA.

Vitnesses:

D. I. Slonmrrnl., F RANK L. GABRYsznK. 

